Well Premiere Week is History...

What I watched...and what I thought:

How I Met Your Mother - Legendary
Heroes - Rocked!
Chuck - Cute but corny. I'll give it a chance.
Back to You - Hilarity
Bionic Woman - Kicks Ass
Life - Best new show I've seen
Private Practice - Lame (but giving it another chance)
Reaper - My new fave
Grey's - Is Back
ER - Lukewarm
Smallville - Chloe Yay! Lana Boo.

Weigh in - what is your new favorite. How did the old faves fare?

Alright Already

I've been pondering this blog for a few days, trying to decide what I'm going to do here. Of course, I'm going to keep bringing the TV love, but I think I'm going a little more personal with this blog, too.

So officially, today, this blog becomes the blog about MY favorite shows and MY life (which basically revolves around my favorite shows anyway).

Speaking of my favorite shows, I got my Heroes DVD last week. If you haven't seen the unaired pilot, go now to get your DVD! It is AWESOME!! It also has 50 deleted scenes. Yes, FIFTY! I still haven't made it through all of them.

I ordered my Grey's Anatomy DVD yesterday and it's ready for me to pick up at Best Buy, so I'll report back when I've eyed the special features on that one. I elected for Best Buy because they were offering a free bonus DVD and, if you know me, you know I'm a sucker for free stuff.

One more week until Smallville comes to DVD and then my wallet is safe until December when LOST hits stores.

'Heroes' Sylar to play Spock in the new Star Trek flick

Yahoo news is reporting that J.J. Abrams has cast Zachary Quinto (our beloved villain, Sylar, from Heroes) as a young Spock in his upcoming Star Trek film. Older Spock will be played by none other than Leonard Nimoy himself. They announced the casting at Comic-Con.

As of yet, the young Captain Kirk has not been cast and J.J. says he's trying to find a way to get William Shatner involved in the project. As well he should, I say. How can you have a Star Trek without Shatner? (I have secret dork love for Mr. Bill.)

Emmy Nominations are in!!

My thoughts...LOST is missing from Best Drama, but Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn get well-deserved nods in the Best Supporting Actor category. And Masi Oka for Heroes. Yay! Lots of Grey's names in the Best Supporting Actress category. I have to root for Chandra Wilson as she is fabulous in her role! Steve Carrell competes with Ricky Gervais in Best Actor in a Comedy. Brilliant! So glad to see Neil Patrick Harris nominated for his role as Barney in How I Met Your Mother. He is legendary in that role. :D That's all I am going to ramble on about for now. Here are the major nominees. To see the rest, visit http://www.emmys.tv

DRAMA SERIES
Boston Legal
Grey's Anatomy
Heroes
House
The Sopranos

ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
James Gandolfini, The Sopranos
Hugh Laurie, House
Denis Leary, Rescue Me
James Spader, Boston Legal
Kiefer Sutherland, 24

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Patricia Arquette, Medium
Minnie Driver, The Riches
Edie Falco, The Sopranos
Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Michael Emerson, Lost
Michael Imperioli, The Sopranos
T.R. Knight, Grey's Anatomy
Terry O'Quinn, Lost
Masi Oka, Heroes
William Shatner, Boston Legal

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Lorraine Bracco, The Sopranos
Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters
Katherine Heigl, Grey's Anatomy
Sandra Oh, Grey's Anatomy
Aida Turturro, The Sopranos
Chandra Wilson, Grey's Anatomy

GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Tim Daly, The Sopranos
Christian Clemenson, Boston Legal
John Goodman, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
David Morse, House
Eli Wallach, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
Forest Whitaker, ER

GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kate Burton, Grey's Anatomy
Leslie Caron, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Marcia Gay Harden, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Elizabeth Reaser, Grey's Anatomy
Jean Smart, 24

COMEDY SERIES
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Two and a Half Men
Ugly Betty

ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Steve Carell, The Office
Ricky Gervais, Extras
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men

ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Felicity Huffman, Desperate Housewives
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon, Entourage
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Jeremy Piven, Entourage
Rainn Wilson, The Office

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Conchata Ferrell, Two and a Half Men
Jenna Fischer, The Office
Elizabeth Perkins, Weeds
Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Vanessa Williams, Ugly Betty

GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Beau Bridges, My Name Is Earl
Martin Landau, Entourage
Sir Ian McKellen, Extras
Giovanni Ribisi, My Name Is Earl
Stanley Tucci, Monk

GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Dixie Carter, Desperate Housewives
Salma Hayek, Ugly Betty
Judith Light, Ugly Betty
Laurie Metcalf, Desperate Housewives
Elaine Stritch, 30 Rock

REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With The Stars
Project Runway
Top Chef

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Late Night With Conan O?Brien
Late Show With David Letterman
Real Time With Bill Maher

VARIETY, MUSIC, OR COMEDY SPECIAL
The Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
The Kennedy Center Honors: A National Celebration Of The Performing Arts
Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed
Tony Bennett: An American Classic
A Tribute To James Taylor (Great Performances)
Wanda Sykes: Sick And Tired

MINISERIES
Broken Trail
Prime Suspect: The Final Act
The Starter Wife

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Inside The Twin Towers
Longford
The Ron Clark Story
Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy

ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Jim Broadbent, Longford
Robert Duvall, Broken Trail
William H. Macy, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories Of Stephen King
Matthew Perry , The Ron Clark Story
Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone: Sea Change

ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Queen Latifah , Life Support
Debra Messing, The Starter Wife
Helen Mirren, Prime Suspect: The Final Act
Mary-Louise Parker, The Robber Bride
Gena Rowlands, What If God Were The Sun

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Edward Asner, The Christmas Card
Thomas Haden Church, Broken Trail
Joe Mantegna, The Starter Wife
Aidan Quinn, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
August Schellenberg, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIE
Toni Collette, Tsunami, The Aftermath
Judy Davis, The Starter Wife
Samantha Morton, Longford
Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Greta Scacchi, Broken Trail

REALITY PROGRAM
Antiques Roadshow
Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List
Penn & Teller: Bull----!


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Need a Heroes Fix?

Go to NBC.com and watch some behind-the-scenes "webisodes". There are 4 up right now: Stunts, Wardrobe, The Score and Visual Effects. OK, I know it's not the same as a real episode but I'll take what I can get over the hiatus.

And good news - the cast is back at work filming new episodes! Come on September!!

Animated Avatars from this past TV Season

These animated avatars are some of my favorites from this last TV Season.

Smallville




Heroes




and LOST

Can't wait for Heroes on DVD

I was just reading at Herosite.net that the Heroes Season 1 DVD comes out August 28. I cannot wait! It sounds like this set is going to have some great special features too!

• Audio Commentaries


• 73-minute Original Pilot with optional commentary


• 50 Deleted Scenes


• Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes on The Making Of Heroes, Special Effects, Stunts, Tim Sale, and The Score

And on the HD version there is even more (alas I don't have HD TV yet!):

• "Minder Reader" (game I suppose)


• Character Connections


• Picture-in-Picture


• Genetic Abilities


• Helix Revealed

I am so ready to rewatch this season already. I wish it was coming out sooner so I could rewatch all summer long. :)

Heroes - "How to Stop an Exploding Man"

Heroes Awesome Season Finale - "How to Stop an Exploding Man"!

Heroes Icons - Season 1 Misc.

An array of Heroes icons from Season 1. This show has got to be the best all-around on TV right now!